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My friend, with whom I stayed on Zanzibar, still had some cloves that his mother had had before she met his father. I don't cook with them to be honest but sometimes I will agitate them and then take the lid off and inhale the scent. It's one of my favourite smells; cloves, gardenia and lavender.

Those (few) of you who were living in ED in the 80s (Thatcher's Britain) may remember the radio announcement of the Argentine invasion of Goose Green. It seemed a little close for comfort.

Some of my spices are at least a decade old. I have cloves from Zanzibar and they are 12 years old. They age well (just like me).

Not paying a penalty fare is a civil matter whereas giving a false name and address is a criminal offence.

I saw "The White Guard" at the National and would recommend it. It's very moving but it has some real funny Blackadder moments too. I'm intrigued by this - I think it is an Old Vic project and it's taking place in the tunnels underneath Waterloo. Anyone been there? http://www.yournationlovesyou.com/

LM you are an unsung heroine. I hope that when I'm 90 there is someone as caring and wonderful as you to pass the time with. There's no question that you have been a tremendous support for this lady. I know you will do the right thing and say your goodbyes. It's going to be hard and I'm sure there will be many tears. Be strong. Px

You know you want them. You've earned them. Have them. They're yours. You're welcome. Px

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know I do not want to vote for the Greens (who > are so unrealistic), the LibDems (for what they do > in Southwark) or the Tories, but neither for the > first time do I want to vote for this Labour > party. And I do want to vote; I will vote. > > But for whom!? You're inside my head reading my thoughts PR. How do you do that?

You're right - he is the bastard love child. The red hair is the dead give-away

It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better New York is cold, but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.

woofmarkthedog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Boy Who Wore Sausage Shoes > > > To be continued.... > > > W**F No. Please. Don't. You are pissing on hallowed ground.

There's something very sinister about them; the mother looks as if she fell face down in a vat of botox (but not in a good way).

Italian TV appearance didn't go to plan for Goldfrapp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxcyAQ_BIqk Tut tut Alison - miming!

Wonderful stuff Narnia. Are they available for bar mitzvahs? Px

Spring has sprung and the sun has tentatively bestowed some rays on East Dulwich. There are daffodils everywhere. So how come the irrational rage thread gets 100 times more hits than the irrational joy thread? What's wrong with us? Cheer the fuck up! It's the weekend already. Px

This year's Somerset House gigs - more to be announced: Mystery Jets on THU 08/07/2010 Air on FRI 09/07/2010 Noah and the Whale on SAT 10/07/2010 N-Dubz on SUN 11/07/2010 The Temper Trap on MON 12/07/2010 The XX on TUE 13/07/2010 Florence and the Machine on THU 15/07/2010 Corinne Bailey Rae on FRI 16/07/2010 Soul 2 Soul on SUN 18/07/2010 Tickets on sale on Friday Updated with a pre-sale link which will go live at 9am on Wednesday. http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/pre_sale/o77lx1.html?camefrom=CFC_UK_SOM&dm_i=65V,3ZYS,QASPP,CK8U,1

You're right Santerme; it is both grim and breathtaking reading. I was very moved reading about these acts of bravery and I feel very humbled that there are such people in the world. My father was an ordinary man. I could barely be in the same room with him, let alone hold a conversation. I didn't know him and I don't think I cried when he died. He was joyless and angry and bowed-down by the day-to-dayness of just earning a living and getting by. He had lied about his age and run away to fight for his country when he was just a boy. He was captured and spent the war in a PoW camp. Just 16. He never spoke of it. Such acts of bravery were commonplace at the time but even so. However conflicted I feel about my father, his bravery never ceases to touch my heart.

Iaineasy - you make me green with envy. I've had a go with a few orchids but none of them last the week. My garden thrives but I can't get anything to live in the house with me (sigh). Even a cactus.

I'm rescuing this thread from oblivion because there simply isn't enough irrational joy in East Dulwich. I, for one, am feeling very happy today. No reason.

Rosie - have you got any Anna Span then? May I borrow some? Would love to see some woman friendly porn. Have yet to see any porn that produces in me an urge other than to put the kettle on.

Some good comments and lots to think about. I want to watch the TV programme - but I don't have a TV. Anyone know what it was called? I can try and watch it on BBC catch-up on my PC. A huge round of applause for Aussie women everywhere. You rock.

I was very very shocked when I first read about the Milgram experiments in the 1950s. They were very (in)famous experiments but, if you've never come across them, the basic premise is that it was an experiment to see whether one individual could be persuaded to torture another. Milgram concluded that yes, they could; quite easily. Shocking. Someone has replicated the original experiment and nothing's changed; we're still, apparently, ready to torture another human being if an authority figure tells us to. I truly don't understand the results. I swear that if someone asked me to torture someone I would sit on my hands and tell them go fuck themselves. Am I kidding myself? Does anyone have better insight because I find this so depressing. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7791278.stm

Happy Paddy's to all I'm loving today's Google page

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If we're ever going to get out of here alive, we're going to need some golf shoes.